Q: Is there any situation when AS could keep AS and HA Flight Attendants separate instead of a single operating certificate?
Management has given no indication that they wish to maintain separate operations. They bought Hawaiian Airlines to merge the operations and gain financial synergies from the combined network and people. They have shared this vision with their shareholders as a reason for engaging in this venture.
Additionally, Scope in the AS pilot contract requires that all aircraft flown for AAG over 76 seats must be flown by pilots on the Alaska Airlines seniority list – thus, the airlines must merge.